Brusset is one of my favorite Gigondas producers, but the 2018 is not ready to drink. Even after being opened 2 hours, the wine did not come together. Hold for a few more years.
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I usually like well-aged Bordeaux, and although this wine is a teenager, we greatly enjoyed it. No secondary characteristics yet, but the merlot fruit comes through beautifully.
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The last of 4 bottles consumed over the years, and the first three were closed down. In contrast, the wine had sprung to life in this final bottle and had bloomed into an excellent Cote Rotie. Popped and poured into a decanter, and the wine showed at its best immediately after pouring. Notes of smoke, bacon fat, coffee, violets, and black fruits. The intensity of the nose and palate had faded after being open 1 hour. The wine is at or close to full maturity. No need to wait any longer.
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2018 Domaine Brusset Gigondas Les Hauts de Montmirail
4/6/2024 - no oak Likes this wine: 91 Points
Brusset is one of my favorite Gigondas producers, but the 2018 is not ready to drink. Even after being opened 2 hours, the wine did not come together. Hold for a few more years.
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2012 Château Larcis Ducasse
3/31/2024 - no oak Likes this wine: 92 Points
I usually like well-aged Bordeaux, and although this wine is a teenager, we greatly enjoyed it. No secondary characteristics yet, but the merlot fruit comes through beautifully.
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2001 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie
2/14/2024 - no oak Likes this wine: 94 Points
The last of 4 bottles consumed over the years, and the first three were closed down. In contrast, the wine had sprung to life in this final bottle and had bloomed into an excellent Cote Rotie. Popped and poured into a decanter, and the wine showed at its best immediately after pouring. Notes of smoke, bacon fat, coffee, violets, and black fruits. The intensity of the nose and palate had faded after being open 1 hour. The wine is at or close to full maturity. No need to wait any longer.
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